The Ivy Ridge assisted living facility sat vacant and blighted at 5627 Ridge Ave. for quite some time, and we were pleased as punch to see it demolished a little over three years ago. You may recall, we told you that developers were planning a project called Kingsley Court in its place, a suburban-style development of 32 twins built around a cul de sac. We weren't so amped about the development because of a lack of density given the huge size of the property, what we saw as a missing commercial component on Ridge Avenue, and the use of a cul de sac instead of creating a through street to Houghton. And we were nonplussed by the architecture shown in the project renderings.
Checking in on the project today, we see it's not quite finished, though most of the homes have been constructed. We'd say that the homes look better than one might have expected from the renderings, but that's rather faint praise. According to public record, 18 of the 32 homes have been sold, with prices for a few of the more recently traded homes exceeding $400K. One of the homes is currently listed on the market for just under $400K.
As we said, some of the homes have yet to be built, though their foundations have been poured. Because of the architecture of these homes, the foundations look quite different than those for standard row homes we see in downtown neighborhoods.
So there you have it. Kingsley Court is chugging along, bringing a dose of the suburbs to Roxborough. The project has been a bit of a slow burn, as it's only a little more than halfway sold three years since groundbreaking, but it seems, at least, like it's moving toward the finish line.